{"id":608024,"date":"2026-05-28T06:53:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T06:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/608024\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T06:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T06:53:21","slug":"gelb-house-is-a-restored-a-quincy-jones-number-currently-on-the-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/608024\/","title":{"rendered":"Gelb House is a restored A. Quincy Jones number, currently on the market"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Quincy Jones and Whitney R Smith collaborated on this 1950 home in LA\u2019s Crestwood Hills. Called Gelb House, it was conceived as part of the architects\u2019 postwar Mutual Housing Association experiment \u2014 an economical modernist option closely tied to landscape. They executed the property in concrete block and redwood with a Douglas fir frame. It\u2019s been brought to market for $1.995 million with the Value of Architecture<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Photographer: \u00a9Tim Street-Porter<\/p>\n

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Photographer: \u00a9Tim Street-Porter<\/p>\n

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Photographer: \u00a9Tim Street-Porter<\/p>\n

The single-storey plan follows the hillside site, separating bedrooms from the main living spaces, which open outward through broad glazing with direct access to the garden. A concrete-block fireplace anchors the interior, while skylights along the ridge beam draw light into the centre of the plan. Throughout, the post-and-beam structure remains fully expressed, with materials used plainly and without decorative treatment.<\/p>\n

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Photographer: \u00a9Tim Street-Porter<\/p>\n

The house remained with the Gelb family for decades and survives as a highly intact example of early California modernism<\/a>. A rehabilitation completed in 2014 by Bruce Norelius updated the kitchen, bathrooms and systems while preserving the original structure and spatial character of the house.<\/p>\n

Surrounded by mature trees on a large corner lot, the property also includes room for future expansion or a swimming pool.<\/p>\n

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Photographer: \u00a9Tim Street-Porter<\/p>\n

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Photographer: \u00a9Tim Street-Porter<\/p>\n

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